# Conditions for consent 7(3) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (7(3)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-07-23. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-7#par-3
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Part of **Conditions for consent** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-7).

## Provision text

### 7(3)

The data subject shall have the right to withdraw his or her consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Prior to giving consent, the data subject shall be informed thereof. It shall be as easy to withdraw as to give consent.


## Topics on this provision

- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons
- **Consent** — https://overview.legal/topics/toestemming
  Freely given, specific, informed indication of data subject wishes

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 September 2015.#KPN BV v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Universal service and users’ rights — Directive 2002/22/EC — Article 28 — Access to numbers and to services — Non-geographic numbers — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 5, 8 and 13 — Powers of the national regulatory authori** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132360
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 30 March 2023.#Hauptpersonalrat der Lehrerinnen und Lehrer beim Hessischen Kultusministerium v Minister des Hessischen Kultusministeriums.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 88(1) and (2) – Processing of data in the employment context – Regional school system – Teaching by videoconference due to the COVID-19 pandemic –** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132292
- **Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 3 May 2018.#Republic of Malta v European Commission.#Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents held by the Commission — Documents originating from a Member State — Documents exchanged pursuant to the control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy — Article 113 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 — Public access following a request made by a non-governmental organisation — Action for annulment** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132343
- **BVwG - W 108 2284491-1** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/122850
- **Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 March 2016.#Safe Interenvios, SA v Liberbank, SA and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing — Directive 2005/60/EC — Customer due diligence measures — Directive 2007/64/EC — Payment services in the internal market.#Case C-235/14.** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132356
- **Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 27 October 2022.#Proximus NV v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data and protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 12 – Public telephone directories and directory enquiry services – Subscriber’s consent – Obligations of the provider of directories and of directory enquiry serv** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132304
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 30 March 2023.#Hauptpersonalrat der Lehrerinnen und Lehrer beim Hessischen Kultusministerium v Minister des Hessischen Kultusministeriums.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 88(1) and (2) – Processing of data in the employment context – Regional school system – Teaching by videoconference due to the COVID-19 pandemic –** ¶12 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132292
- **Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 27 October 2022.#Proximus NV v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data and protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 12 – Public telephone directories and directory enquiry services – Subscriber’s consent – Obligations of the provider of directories and of directory enquiry serv** ¶87 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132304
- **Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 27 October 2022.#Proximus NV v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data and protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 12 – Public telephone directories and directory enquiry services – Subscriber’s consent – Obligations of the provider of directories and of directory enquiry serv** ¶65 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132304
- **Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 March 2016.#Safe Interenvios, SA v Liberbank, SA and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing — Directive 2005/60/EC — Customer due diligence measures — Directive 2007/64/EC — Payment services in the internal market.#Case C-235/14.** ¶36 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132356
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 September 2015.#KPN BV v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Universal service and users’ rights — Directive 2002/22/EC — Article 28 — Access to numbers and to services — Non-geographic numbers — Directive 2002/19/EC — Articles 5, 8 and 13 — Powers of the national regulatory authori** ¶6 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132360
- **Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 27 October 2022.#Proximus NV v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data and protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 12 – Public telephone directories and directory enquiry services – Subscriber’s consent – Obligations of the provider of directories and of directory enquiry serv** ¶85 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132304

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